Increase Our Faith

The sermon centers on the necessity and power of genuine faith, illustrated through the disciples' plea for increased faith after Jesus' teaching on forgiveness. It emphasizes that even a faith as small as a mustard seed—rooted in God's grace and not human effort—possesses divine power to overcome deeply entrenched sins and spiritual obstacles, such as bitterness and the desire for revenge. The message underscores that faith grows through the means of grace—Scripture, prayer, worship, and fellowship—rather than secret knowledge or self-effort, and that true faith enables believers to do what is impossible by human strength. Yet, even when believers fulfill their duties, they are reminded they are 'unprofitable servants,' not because their efforts are worthless, but because salvation and service are entirely gifts of grace, not grounds for boasting. The sermon calls for humility, a focus on eternal rewards, and a life of faithful service motivated not by earthly recognition but by the joy of pleasing God, who alone is worthy of all glory.